Legal Opinion

People v. Moyler

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him following a jury trial of manslaughter in the first degree (Penal Law § 125.20 [1]). Defendant contends that County Court failed to give a definitive Sandoval ruling. We disagree. The court refused to allow the prosecutor to question defendant about a particular crime unless the prosecutor “sortfed] out” any confusion between two convictions from 1986. That ruling was sufficiently definite (cf., People v Patterson, 203 AD2d 597). Nor did the court err in failing to charge the jury that a stick used by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. GallowayNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. AlmodovarNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. SwiftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. HessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  5. People v. PattersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. ChapmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. In re Shakiea B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  3. People v. Juarez, New York County Courts2006
  4. People v. PerrettiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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